Copy holder



Jan. 17, 1939. A. G. CRONINGER ET AL 2,144,562

COPY HOLDER Filed July 14, 1957 i g f Tyne. 7

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ATTORNEYS.

Patented Jmi'z, 1939 g I 2,144,562

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COPY HOLDER Arthur G. croninger and Olaf n Baker, Miami, Okla.

' Y Application July 14, 1937, Serial No. 153,643

1 Claim. (01. 120-28) The present invention aims to provide a copyprovided with a finger 4| bearing. against the carholder characterized by the provision of a novel rier 38. The function of the spring 40 and its paper clamping device, the construction being fingers 4| and 33 is to rotate the shaft 33 and such that the material copied can be held in. cause the retainer 31 to bear against the copy 5 a variety of adjusted positions with respect to on the forward side of the table 25,

the operator. The operator places thecopy on the table 25. In the drawing: The retainer 31 for the copy is held against the Fig. 1 shows in front elevation, a device concopy, by the action of the spring 40 on the arm structed in accordance with the invention; 34 of the retainer 31. The retainer 31 can be Fig. 2 is a side elevation; moved up and down, that is, longitudinally and 10 Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, vertically of the table 25, because the slide 29 parts being omitted; can reciprocate vertically in that direction on the Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4--4 of Fig. 2, track 28. The retainer 31 can be swung upwardly parts being omitted and downwardly, in the direction of the arrows In carrying out the invention, there is provided in Fig. 1, since the carrier 30 in which the shaft 15 a support S, on which is mounted a table 25. 33 is journaled is connected to the slide 29 by the A track 28 is secured to the rear surface of the pivot element 3|. The retainer 31 may be moved table 25, near to one longitudinal edge of the backwardly and forwardly, toward and away from table. A slide 29 is mounted for vertical recipthe forward surface of the table 25, to accommorocation on the track 28. A pivot element 3| date copy of different thicknesses, because the 20 connects a carrier 30 to the slide 29. The axis shaft 33 is journaled in the ears 32 on the carof the pivot element 3| is at right angles to the rier. When the arm 34 and parts connected with table 25, and the carrier 30, therefore, can turn it (Fig. 2) are swung backwardly, backward about that axis. movement of the arm 34 is limited by engage- Ears 32 are extended rearwardly from the carment with a flange 32 projected laterally from rier 30. A shaft 33 is journaled in ears 32 on the outer bearing ear 32.

the carrier 30. At one end, the shaft 33 is pro- Having thus described the invention, what is vided with a rectangularly disposed arm 34, which claimed is: is upwardly extended. The arm 34 is provided at In a copyholder, a table, means for support its upper end with a part 35 which extends foring the table, a track on the table, aslide movable "wardly above. the upward edge of the table 25. along the track, longitudinally of the table, a car- The part has a downwardly extended portion rier pivoted to the slide for movement about an 36 located in front of the table 25, and supplied axis at right angles to the table, a paper holder with a retainer rod 31 or paper holder extended extended transversely of the table, and means 35 transversely of the table 25. Intermediate its for connecting the paper holder to the carrier 35 ends, and adjacent to the shaft 33, the arm 34 for swinging movement toward and away from has a seat 38. The seat 38 receives one finger the table. 39 of a coiled spring 40 engaged loosely around ARTHUR G. CRONINGER. the shaft 33. At its inner end, the spring 40 is OLAF D. BAKER. 

